A new spirit in art was sweeping across America in the 1920s. American artists, dissenting from European schools of avant-garde and abstract art, were primed for a change in expression. American scenic painting was evolving into a distinct style, embracing the American ways of life. Read More +

The European explorers and settlers of North America invariably noticed that the sky of the New World was often dark with migratory birds, many of them unknown at home. Read More +